#Requires -Version 5.1 <# JbTecWiz Support Centre -- generated fix script Fault : "Automatic Repair couldn't repair your PC" -- the repair loop Fix : Roll back the update that cannot complete Source: https://jbtecwiz.com/support/win-rec-autorepair-loop Run as : WinRE Command Prompt Expect : 45 minutes Risk : medium Reversible : yes WHEN THIS IS THE RIGHT FIX It began after an update. HOW TO UNDO IT Rename pending.old back to pending.xml if the revert made things worse. This script walks the fix one step at a time and asks before each one. Steps with no command are things you do yourself -- it prints those and waits. Run with -DryRun to print without executing. -------------------------------------------------------------------- NO WARRANTY - USE AT YOUR OWN RISK This script is provided by JbTecWiz as-is and with no warranty of any kind, express or implied. You run it entirely at your own risk. JbTecWiz accepts no liability for any loss or damage arising from its use, including but not limited to data loss, downtime, or configuration changes that turn out to be wrong for your system. You are responsible for reading this script before running it, for satisfying yourself that it suits the machine in front of you, and for having a working backup first. Some steps cannot be undone. -------------------------------------------------------------------- #> [CmdletBinding()] param( # Print every step and command without running anything. [switch]$DryRun, # Do not ask before each step. Read the script first if you use this. [switch]$Unattended ) $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop' $script:Failed = 0 function Write-Rule { param([string]$Text) Write-Host '' Write-Host ('-' * 70) -ForegroundColor DarkGray if ($Text) { Write-Host $Text -ForegroundColor Cyan } } function Show-Prose { param([string]$Text, [string]$Colour = "Gray") if (-not $Text) { return } $words = $Text -split "\s+"; $line = " " foreach ($w in $words) { if (($line.Length + $w.Length) -gt 74) { Write-Host $line -ForegroundColor $Colour; $line = " " } $line += "$w " } if ($line.Trim()) { Write-Host $line -ForegroundColor $Colour } } function Invoke-Step { param( [int]$Number, [string]$Do, [string]$Why, [scriptblock]$Command, [switch]$Manual, [string]$Shell = "powershell" ) Write-Rule " Step $Number of 5" Show-Prose $Do "White" if ($Why) { Write-Host ""; Show-Prose $Why "DarkGray" } if ($Manual) { Write-Host '' Write-Host ' -> Do this yourself, then press Enter to carry on.' -ForegroundColor Yellow if (-not $Unattended -and -not $DryRun) { [void](Read-Host) } return } Write-Host '' foreach ($l in ($Command.ToString().Trim() -split "`n")) { Write-Host (" " + $l.Trim()) -ForegroundColor Green } Write-Host '' if ($DryRun) { Write-Host " (dry run -- not executed)" -ForegroundColor DarkGray; return } if (-not $Unattended) { $a = Read-Host " Run this step? [Y]es / [S]kip / [Q]uit" if ($a -match "^[Qq]") { Write-Host " Stopped at your request."; exit 0 } if ($a -match "^[Ss]") { Write-Host " Skipped." -ForegroundColor DarkGray; return } } try { & $Command } catch { $script:Failed++ Write-Host (" Step $Number failed: " + $_.Exception.Message) -ForegroundColor Red Show-Prose "The rest of the fix may depend on this. Read the write-up before carrying on." "Red" if (-not $Unattended) { $c = Read-Host " Carry on anyway? [y/N]" if ($c -notmatch "^[Yy]") { exit 1 } } } } Write-Rule Write-Host ' "Automatic Repair couldn''t repair your PC" -- the repair loop' -ForegroundColor White Write-Host ' Roll back the update that cannot complete' -ForegroundColor Cyan Write-Host '' Write-Host ' Risk: medium Reversible 45 minutes' Write-Host '' Show-Prose 'No warranty. Use at your own risk - JbTecWiz accepts no liability. Read it before you run it, and have a backup.' 'DarkYellow' Write-Rule if (-not $Unattended -and -not $DryRun) { $go = Read-Host ' Ready? [y/N]' if ($go -notmatch "^[Yy]") { Write-Host " Nothing was changed."; exit 0 } } Invoke-Step -Number 1 -Do 'Identify the Windows volume as above, then list what is pending.' -Command { cmd.exe /c 'DISM /Image:D:\ /Get-Packages /Format:Table | findstr /i "Pending"' } Invoke-Step -Number 2 -Do 'Revert the pending transaction.' -Command { cmd.exe /c 'DISM /Image:D:\ /Cleanup-Image /RevertPendingActions' } Invoke-Step -Number 3 -Do 'Remove the specific update if one is named and the revert alone does not clear it.' -Why 'Naming the package removes only that update. The alternative -- a system restore or a reset -- undoes far more than the one thing that is broken.' -Command { cmd.exe /c 'DISM /Image:D:\ /Remove-Package /PackageName:Package_for_RollupFix~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~19041.1234.1.5' } Invoke-Step -Number 4 -Do 'Rename the pending operations file so the servicing stack does not retry on boot.' -Command { cmd.exe /c 'ren D:\Windows\WinSxS\pending.xml pending.old' } Invoke-Step -Number 5 -Do 'Restart. The first boot will be slow.' -Manual Write-Rule " Confirm it worked" Show-Prose 'Windows reaches the sign-in screen, and the component store is consistent once in.' 'White' Write-Host '' if (-not $DryRun) { DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /ScanHealth } Write-Rule if ($script:Failed -gt 0) { Write-Host (" Finished with " + $script:Failed + " failed step(s).") -ForegroundColor Yellow Show-Prose 'Read the full write-up at https://jbtecwiz.com/support/win-rec-autorepair-loop' 'Yellow' } else { Write-Host ' Finished.' -ForegroundColor Green } Write-Host '' Show-Prose 'To undo: Rename pending.old back to pending.xml if the revert made things worse.' 'DarkGray' Write-Rule